Glimpses into Emerging trends – power of the smart phone
Activities with
mobile phone is becoming part of daily life for many.
Accessing the
phone for the daily activities could start from browsing the social media
networks, watching for weather and news, email, traffic conditions and maps,
playing games, listening to music and searching for places and things.
The smart phone
is clearly taking over even the tablet.
This raises
questions as to how to utilize the power of the smart phone in business.
Consider the
Moble, Apps, Cloud infrastructure for a small business.
Mobile – has
the potential to integrate everything to do with the traditional media - all
that is necessary to ship and deliver your products.
Apps don’t
require software license, they connect people and business processes to
wherever you are. It does n’t matter where the worker is, the technology comes
in handy to manage the workflow connecting with colleagues, customers,
suppliers.
Think Apps such
as skype, Square, Quickbooks, Desk.com, Google Translate.
Try doing an
internet search – “small business apps” for more insights on this topic.
Cloud digital
storage, pay as you go approach are popular with small businesses for transmitting
files and documents. These new ways are forcing businesses to rethink how to
conduct business. Concerns of fraud, privacy and security issues are prevalent,
requiring caution.
Reference:
( © 2013). Exporting: the definitive guide to selling abroad
profitably
Chapter 9: The Mobile World at Work
